Jihadi Websites Lament bin Laden’s Death

RIYADH — Among the minority of people lamenting Osama bin Laden’s demise were members of the online jihadi community who normally act as arm-chair generals in the war on terror, debating the finer points of Islamist militant theology or minute political policy debates.

On Monday, many of these sites were consumed with admirers and acolytes mourning the death of the man known as “The Lion of Islam” and warning their enemies that they would seek retribution for the killing.

One poster on Al Sahab Islamist website said: “America, do not be too happy and don’t celebrate. You crusaders will soon cry hard for killing the lion of Islam.”